Hi Birders, it seems the crossbills out at Montague (reported yesterday byJosh Rose) are actually nesting. It would be great if we could get somerecordings of these birds to see which type is nesting in the state.Confirmation of any crossbill breeding in Massachusetts is a pretty bigdeal.

Keep in mind regular old phone recordings are just fine for determiningflight call types. I'm happy to listen to anything anyone sends along.Feel free to send me the files directly to this address.

Good luck getting recordings!

And by the way, we should now be looking at any other large stands of redpine, pitch pine, and Norway Spruce to see if there are other birds presentor nesting.